"Oops." A campaign blunder by Rick Perry stole the spotlight at Wednesday night's presidential debate. While a CNBC debate featured the most scrutiny to date of former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney's economic plans, and was highlighted by Herman Cain's first debate appearance since the emergence of sexual harassment against him, a gaffe from the Texas governor took center stage and threatened to crystallize Republicans' concerns about his candidacy.
Turning to Texas Rep. Ron Paul to boast, Perry said: "I'll tell you: it's three agencies of government, when I get there, that are gone: Commerce, education and, the --uh -- what's the third one there? ... Commerce, education and the uh, the uh..." before being interrupted by a question. "The third agency of government I would do away with -- education, the, uh, commerce, and let's see -- I can't. The third one, I can't. Sorry. Oops"
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